Team Tornado

[centurymaker]

1. Andrew Strauss
2. Neil McKenzie (avg'd 70+ in SA's 2010/11 domestic season and avg'd in the 50's 09/10 season. Also, avg'd 40 in Division 1 of county cricket 2010 season) FC avg of 44
3. Younis Khan
4. Kevin Pieterson
5.Rohit Sharma (This guys been piling on the runs in india div 1)
6.Virat Kohli (ditto)
7.Mitchell Johnson
8. Andre Adams (top bowler in division 1 of county cricket 2010 season, did really well in 2009 as well) FC avg of 22.
9. Joginder Sharma (top bowler in div 1 of india's 2010/11 domestic season, avg'd like 20 on the roads) FC avg of 20.
10. Andrew Birch (has been one of the top bowlers in SA's domestic cricket for the last 2 years) Fc avg 22/23
11. Morne Morkel

[GingerFurball]

No wicketkeeper?

[centurymaker]

I'll be picking one soon. No one knows about the guy who I'm intending to pick.

[marc71178]

Not an alien is he?

[centurymaker]

[centurymaker]

Sunil Joshi - finally team torando have a decent spinner. phew.
avg < 20 last season.

[centurymaker]

1. Andrew Strauss ... 7.5/10
2. Neil McKenzie ... 8/10
3. Younis Khan ...7.5/10
4. Kevin Pieterson ... 7/10
5. Rohit Sharma ...8/10
6. Virat Kohli ... 7/10
7. Chris Read... 6.5/10
8. Mitchell Johnson... 7.5/10
9. Sunil Joshi... 7.5/10
10.Andre Adams... 8/10
11. Morne Morkel... 8.5/10

12. Joginder Sharma
13. Andrew Birch

Top 4 finish is our goal for the season

[centurymaker]

1. Andrew Strauss
2. Neil McKenzie
3. Younis Khan
4. Kevin Pieterson
5. Rohit Sharma
6. Chris Read
7. Ian Blackwell
8. Mitchell Johnson
9. Sunil Joshi
10.Andre Adams
11. Morne Morkel

12. Virat Kohli
13. Joginder Sharma
14. Andrew Birch

edit - fixed

[Howe_zat]

Ian Blackwell > Virat Kholi (of course)

[centurymaker]

**
you know Ian blackwell is in fine touch. Fc batting avg = 40, 10,000+ runs.
His bowling avg is quite misleading...
took 40+ wickets at an avg of 28 in 2010 and avg'd 36 with the bat.
took 40+ wickets at an avg of 23 in 2009 and avg'd 40 with the bat.
And btw the county div 1 is > indian div 1.
Plus I needed a spinner!

Kohli Fc avg- 56 , in county cricket thats prob like 48

**assuming that you were being sarcastic

[centurymaker]

Actually Read deserves to bat higher than him

avg'd 75 in 2009
45/46 in 2010
42 in 2008

Fc avg 36.5

[Howe_zat]

Blackwell's a good pick, long-term solid performers like him tend to excel in these competitions. just didn't get why you left out Kholi, who's a quality international.

It is a strong batting lineup, to be fair.

[centurymaker]

Originally Posted by Howe_zat

Blackwell's a good pick, long-term solid performers like him tend to excel in these competitions. just didn't get why you left out Kholi, who's a quality international.

It is a strong batting lineup, to be fair.

-he hasn't played a single test.
- he's only batted 40 odd times in First-class cricket
-he didn't play many games last season and his avg was nowhere near rohit sharma's 90+

I'll play him on bowler-friendly pitches (the ones with 5 for seam or spin) to strengthen my batting.

[centurymaker]

Sunil Joshi is prob the 2nd best spinner in indian domestic cric (murali karthik being no.1)
avg < 20 last season, 30 in 2009, close to 20 in 2008. fc avg of 25, can bat a bit too.

Morkel ---avg'd 25 in tests last year (test avg 30)
Andre Adams- he's been fantastic in county cricket for at least the last 3 years. (haven't checked his stats for 2007 and before) Fc avg 22, can bit a bit too

Johnson-- didn't do well in the Ashes but he's class. Test avg of <30. Handy lower order batsman aswell (Did I make the right decision by picking him over murali in round 2????) (Murali didn't really play in 2010, avg'd >45 in 2009)
Prob not.

I just love fast-bowlers. <3

[Spark]

Morkel and Johnson ought to do well. KP, YK and Rohit are solid too.